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<p>The new 32,900 square foot science facility in the heart of PLNU's campus will provide much needed space for teaching and research to continue to prepare the finest science graduates.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://sciencecampaign.pointloma.edu/">Learn More About the Campaign for the Sciences</a></p><p>Completion set for August 2015.</p><p>Check out Dr. McConnell's funny video&nbsp;regarding our science building.</p><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="247" width="440" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/101014106?byline=0&amp;portrait=0"></iframe></p><p><br />Drs. Martin and Choung from Chemistry can't wait for our new science building.</p><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="247" width="440" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/103598024?byline=0&amp;portrait=0"></iframe></p><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-image">
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BiologyFri, 28 Feb 2014 17:58:29 +0000lelizond12761 at http://www.pointloma.eduCongratulations PLNU Pianists!http://www.pointloma.edu/news/congratulations-plnu-pianists
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<p>Congratulations to Stephen Rinker, and Nik Top!</p>
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<p>Stephen Rinker - 3rd Place, CAPMT State Contemporary Music Festival</p>
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<p>Congratulations to Stephen Rinker, and Nik Top!</p>
<p>These wonderful pianists earned the following awards:</p>
<p>Stephen Rinker - 3rd Place, CAPMT State Contemporary Music Festival</p>
<p>Nik Top - 2nd Place, CAPMT State Honors Auditions</p>MusicWed, 18 Feb 2015 16:29:19 +0000egray16891 at http://www.pointloma.eduPoint TV Brings Arrested Development Television Star Tony Hale to PLNUhttp://www.pointloma.edu/news/point-tv-brings-arrested-development-television-star-tony-hale-plnu
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<p>Contact: Ross Nederhoff (505) 999-8662</p>
<p>Point TV: Channel 23 </p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;">Advisor: Alan Hueth (619) 849-2358</span></p>
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<p>Point TV Brings Arrested Development Television Star Tony Hale to PLNU</p>
<p><span> </span>Point TV will be hosting its second Film Forum of the 2014-15 school year this coming Friday, February 20th. The film forums are a time for film students, professors, and film junkies to engage in thoughtful and inspiring conversation about media with professionals from the industry. Past guests have included producer Ralph Winter (X-Men series, Star Trek, and others), Dean Batalli (That 70’s Show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and others), Jason Carter (PLNU 2004 alumnus), DreamWorks and Disney (Shrek, Monsters vs. Aliens, Planes and Planes 2), and Short Term 12 producer and director, Destin Daniel Cretton.</p>
<p><span> </span>This year’s forum will be taking place in Crill Auditorium. The event will be focusing on the television show, Arrested Development. Tony Hale, one of the series’ principal actors, will be in attendance in order to present his work and guide discussion. An episode of Arrested Development will be shown, followed by guided and open question and answer sessions. Snacks will also be served.</p>
<p><span> </span>Hale has recently gained a strong following while starring on Fox’s smart and scintillating Arrested Development the past several years. He is currently co-starring with Julia Louis Dreyfus in HBO’s Veep. Tony also won his first Emmy in 2013 for his performance in Veep. Hale’s film credits include The Heat, Happythankyoumoreplease, The Informant and Stranger than Fiction. Along with these, he has also acted in numerous other television programs such as Law &amp; Order, Good Vibes, and About a Boy. He will soon be appearing in the upcoming films American Ultra and Kevin Smith’s Yoga Hosers.</p>
<p><span> </span>Hale’s recent impacts on Hollywood have been far-reaching. His comedic and carefree persona has captured the attention of many fans, directors, producers, and other creative individuals. His character and charisma have also impacted Caleb Daniels, Point TV’s current Station Manager. </p>
<p><span> </span>“Tony is a great Christian guy doing great work in Hollywood. I was lucky enough to meet him last year, so when it came time to plan this event, he came immediately to the top of my list of people I would like to have come speak. We're hoping that by bringing him in, he can speak into what it's like to try and be successful in the film industry and be Christian. For those that aren't hoping to pursue a career in the industry, we're hoping it'll be a night of entertaining dialogue.” Daniels explains. </p>
<p><span> </span>The screening is open to the entire PLNU community, and all who attend will have the opportunity to not only view the feature film, but participate in a Q&amp;A with Hale after the forum. It will occur in Crill Auditorium on Friday, February 20th, from 6-8 pm. </p>
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Communications & TheatreWed, 18 Feb 2015 17:29:29 +0000sthomas16896 at http://www.pointloma.eduPLNU Voice Students win La Jolla Symphony Young Artists Competition 2015http://www.pointloma.edu/news/plnu-voice-students-win-la-jolla-symphony-young-artists-competition-2015
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<p>Point Loma Nazarene University voice students and alumni from the studio of Dr. J. Craig Johnson again win big at the La Jolla Symphony Young Artists Competition 2015. Congratulations to Jack French, baritone, ENCOURAGEMENT, vocal; Kiana Bell, mezzo-soprano, MOST PROMISING, vocal; Christen Horne, soprano, SECOND PLACE, vocal; and Anthony Whitson-Martini, baritone, FIRST PLACE, vocal.</p>MusicMon, 16 Feb 2015 17:35:30 +0000mboles16871 at http://www.pointloma.eduPLNU launches water justice campaign with support from Nazarene Compassionate Ministrieshttp://www.pointloma.edu/news/plnu-launches-water-justice-campaign-support-nazarene-compassionate-ministries
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Monday, February 9<sup>th</sup> PLNU students and faculty kicked off the trans-disciplinary<i> <a href="http://www.hellofriendsplnu.org/">Hello Friends!</a></i> campaign on the San Diego campus. A real-world sustainable collaboration among PLNU students, faculty, and staff, <i>Hello Friends!</i> received second place in the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries national competition focused on water justice. The team from PLNU was awarded an implementation grant for the campaign, along with $7,500 which they selected to use for a <a href="https://connections.pointloma.edu/beauty-for-ashes-scholarship-fund">Beauty for Ashes</a> scholarship at PLNU to support survivors of human trafficking. </p>
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<p>PLOT had a successful fundraiser at Cicotti's Italian restaurant in North county where the group sang for 75-100 people. KUSI News came to the event to interview PLOT and film the group's performance. The fundraiser was an excellent publicity opportunity for PLOT and the PLNU Department of Music. </p>
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<p>The primary format of debate we participate in at PLNU is NPDA (National Parliamentary Debate Association) debate, and they have two official reporting dates for posting their national rankings. For the first official ranking period that ended December 15th, looking back on the Fall 2014 tournament results for the hundreds of schools across the country competing, regardless of school size, scholarship amounts, or institutional endowments, PLNU is ranked in the number 3 spot in the nation! This includes much larger schools like SDSU, and CSULB, or UCLA, and highly prestigious research schools like Cal Berkeley, along with many large and highly competitive community colleges, and other strong Christian colleges and universities like Wheaton and Cedarville, not to mention (though I guess I will) other well respected colleges like Pepperdine and Rice universities. </p>
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<p>When you look over the last 20 years in a time line study for an idea on how schools consistently compete against one another in the NPDA, PLNU debate is ranked as the number one program in the nation by a fairly wide margin, having been named National Champions at the end of the year half a dozen times, including having earned multiple year long sweepstakes champion titles, National Tournament Sweepstakes Champions, Top two person team at Nationals out of over 300 teams competing, and Top Speaker in the nation at nationals competing with over 600 of the nations best debaters at Nationals. By the way, many of these top honors were accomplished by home schooled recruits, with or without high school forensics experience prior to joining us. !</p>Communications & TheatreWed, 07 Jan 2015 16:09:19 +0000sthomas16336 at http://www.pointloma.eduPoint Loma Classic Christian Home School Speech and Debate Tournament on PLNU Campus 1/7-1/10/15http://www.pointloma.edu/news/point-loma-classic-christian-home-school-speech-and-debate-tournament-plnu-campus-17-11015
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<p>Point Loma Classic Christian Home School Speech and Debate Tournament on PLNU Campus 1/7-1/10/15</p>
<p>As the heading says this week we are hosting a terrific group of hard working Christian home schooled speech and debate students ages 12-18 on campus, who will be competing in most rooms on campus from Thursday through Saturday. There will be some set up tasks on Wednesday. We are fortunate to be able to recruit many of these top young scholars to attend our school once they experience this amazing campus at the tournaments, and/or at our home school speech and debate camps over the summer. </p>
<p>There will be many hundreds of well dressed, exceedingly polite students running around campus the next few days, and their parents and community judges (probably also nicely dressed and exceedingly polite). We are grateful to the many folks on our campus who make it possible for us to host this function. If there are any problems or questions please feel free to call my extension X 2391, or reach me on my cell phone (619) 655-0112. The tournament itself will be headquartered out of Nicholson Commons. </p>
<p>We encourage you to watch the rounds if you are able, and even to volunteer as a judge if you would like. We will have many judge training sessions throughout the tournament. The elimination rounds will mostly be on Saturday, if you want to see the best of the best. Maybe you are considering enrolling your children in forensics and would like to see what it is really all about. We are not just geeks in ties, but attempt to be eloquent, well researched and reasoned geeks in ties, or whatever the female equivalent of that would be.</p>Communications & TheatreWed, 07 Jan 2015 16:11:26 +0000sthomas16341 at http://www.pointloma.eduFaculty appointed to BCSD Foundation Boardhttp://www.pointloma.edu/news/faculty-appointed-bcsd-foundation-board
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